bombination

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bom·bi·nate

(bŏm′bĭ-nāt′)

intr.v. bom·bi·nat·ed, bom·bi·nat·ing, bom·bi·nates

To buzz; hum.

[Late Latin bombināre, bombināt-, variant of Latin bombilāre, from bombus, a rumbling, buzzing; see bomb.]

bom′bi·na′tion n.

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bombination

Rare. a buzzing or humming sound.

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Noun

bombination - sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

bombilation, buzz

sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

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